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Messy Liberation: Feminist Conversations about Politics and Pop Culture
Becky Mollenkamp and Taina Brown
77 episodes
5 days ago
Join feminist coaches Taina Brown and Becky Mollenkamp for casual (and often deep) conversations about business, current events, politics, pop culture, and more. We’re not perfect activists or allies! These are our real-time, messy feminist perspectives on the world around us. This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like: • Why is feminism important today? • What is intersectional feminism? • Can capitalism be ethical? • What does liberation mean? • Equity vs. equality — what's the difference and why does it matter? • What does a Trump victory mean for my life? • What is mutual aid? • How do we engage in collective action? • Can I find safety in community? • What's a feminist approach to ... ? • What's the feminist perspective on ...?
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Join feminist coaches Taina Brown and Becky Mollenkamp for casual (and often deep) conversations about business, current events, politics, pop culture, and more. We’re not perfect activists or allies! These are our real-time, messy feminist perspectives on the world around us. This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like: • Why is feminism important today? • What is intersectional feminism? • Can capitalism be ethical? • What does liberation mean? • Equity vs. equality — what's the difference and why does it matter? • What does a Trump victory mean for my life? • What is mutual aid? • How do we engage in collective action? • Can I find safety in community? • What's a feminist approach to ... ? • What's the feminist perspective on ...?
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The Cult of America: Charlie Kirk, Liberal Nationalism & What's Next
Messy Liberation: Feminist Conversations about Politics and Pop Culture
46 minutes
1 month ago
The Cult of America: Charlie Kirk, Liberal Nationalism & What's Next

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Coaching can feel like a solo sport, but it doesn’t have to!


Join Becky Mollenkamp and Taina Brown for a free live workshop on October 30th at 2 p.m. ET where we’ll explore what it really takes to grow as a coach rooted in liberation, not just business.


🌟 In this session, you’ll learn:

  • What liberation can look like for you and your clients
  • The 3 essentials every coach needs for a sustainable, liberatory practice
  • How community can fuel your growth with fresh ideas, accountability, and support

This isn’t just another workshop—it’s a doorway into deeper connection with coaches who share your values.


👉 Reserve your free spot today: https://evt.to/eodmahasw

(If you can’t make it live, sign up anyway—replay will be available!)

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This week, Becky and Taina cut through the noise—what “compromise” really means in a deeply divided America. Triggered by Jerry Greenfield’s exit from Ben & Jerry’s, Tad Stoermer’s critique of liberal nationalism, and the recent killing of Charlie Kirk, we unpack how stories are told, how power is preserved, and who gets to be the “martyr.”

We talk about:

  • How Christian nationalism (via figures like Charlie Kirk) has evolved — from campus provocateur to media force to mythic martyr.
  • Why “compromise” is pitched as a virtue — but often functions to protect white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, and nationalism.
  • How grief and the narrative around someone’s death (Kirk’s, especially) are weaponized in service of myth-making and mobilization.
  • The difference between compromise and surrender—and why that distinction matters in politics and in life
  • Jerry Greenfield’s choice to leave Ben & Jerry’s rather than mute his values for corporate comfort
  • Tad Stoermer’s warning about liberal nationalism, American mythology, and the weaponization of compromise
  • The powder keg moment America is in, and what it means for those with privilege vs. those without
  • Culture as propaganda: from Star Trek to 9/11 broadcasts to the cult of celebrity
  • How white liberals cling to the dream of compromise and why it only leads to deeper harm
  • What legacy really means—not just what you build, but what you walk away from

This is a heavy one. We name the fear, the grief, and the hope in imagining a future beyond duct-tape solutions. And, as always, we find a little levity at the end (Cardi B, Beyoncé, and witchy weekends).

Resources Mentioned:

  • Tad Stoermer video: “Why U.S. Historians Keep Reinforcing American Nationalism (Even When They Think They Aren’t)”
  • “A Resistance History of the United States” by Tad Stoermer (coming 2026)


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Messy Liberation: Feminist Conversations about Politics and Pop Culture
Join feminist coaches Taina Brown and Becky Mollenkamp for casual (and often deep) conversations about business, current events, politics, pop culture, and more. We’re not perfect activists or allies! These are our real-time, messy feminist perspectives on the world around us. This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like: • Why is feminism important today? • What is intersectional feminism? • Can capitalism be ethical? • What does liberation mean? • Equity vs. equality — what's the difference and why does it matter? • What does a Trump victory mean for my life? • What is mutual aid? • How do we engage in collective action? • Can I find safety in community? • What's a feminist approach to ... ? • What's the feminist perspective on ...?